Also, a group of genes could be recognized that were commonly expressed in all MØ subtypes and included ATF3, C3, CDKN1A, FCGR3A, FOSB, HBEGF, ICAM1, KLF6, MAP3K8, NFKBIA, TNFAIP3 and ZFP36 (Figure 4G, genes in red), with known inflammation and atherosclerosis-related functions. This evidence concerns the gene ICAM1 and atherosclerosis.